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One-Time-Use Parts And Fasteners: Tesla
I-CAR · October 19, 2022 · Tesla
Summary
This article outlines how to locate and apply Tesla's requirements for one-time-use parts and fasteners during collision repairs. Tesla mandates that any worn, broken, deformed, or designated one-time-use fasteners removed during repair must be replaced with OEM or Tesla-approved fasteners to ensure structural integrity.
What to do on the job
Always replace any removed one-time-use fasteners, or those damaged in a collision, with OEM or Tesla-approved fasteners, and refer to Tesla's General Repair Guidelines for specific fastener and tool specifications.
How to use it
Use this document to justify the replacement and billing of one-time-use fasteners, rivets, and SPRs on Tesla vehicles. Point insurers to Tesla's 'General Repair Guidelines' and 'Approved Fasteners and Fastener Tools for Structural Repairs' to prove that reusing these fasteners compromises the engineered safety and structural testing of the vehicle.
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